Ram is going big on small trucks. The automaker has confirmed with the United Auto Workers that it plans to build a new midsize pickup at its currently idled Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, the union said on Wednesday.

STLA Large will provide the backbone for future Dodge, Jeep, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Maserati models. Other Stellantis models are expected to use the platform as well. So far, the new incoming all-electric Jeep Wagoneer S and Jeep Recon EVs utilize STLA Large, along with the inbound Dodge Charger EV.

The news, announced in a letter to employees from North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa on Wednesday, also provided some good news to workers in Detroit, where the next generation Dodge Durango will be built and those in Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana, where investments are planned.

An internal memo reveals future investments in Stellantis' US plants, discussed during John Elkann's recent meeting with Donald Trump

The next-generation Dodge Durango looks to be back on.

The UAW believed the company was going back on its plant investment commitments. Now, as Trump takes office, the automaker has renewed its U.S. plans.

Big Three automaker Stellantis is making a number of moves in the US, in response to the new Trump administration and its focus on building products in America.

Automaker Stellantis plans to reopen an assembly plant in Illinois and build the next generation Dodge Durango in Detroit, the automaker said Wednesday. In an email to employees North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa confirmed that the plant in Belvidere,

Stellantis will also reopen its shuttered Belvidere plant in Illinois and invest in its Kokomo engine plant in Indiana.

ASOTIN — The driver of a vehicle involved in a Clarkston car crash was allegedly fleeing from a police stop when his Dodge Durango collided with a pickup-truck at Sixth and Libby streets on Tuesday.

A top Stellantis NV executive told employees Wednesday that the automaker will build the next-generation Dodge Durango SUV in Detroit and a midsize pickup truck at the currently closed assembly

This rather unexpected turnabout will result in around 1,500 returning workers at Belvidere to support mid-size pickup truck production